Vending machine



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ATTORNEY WITNESS:

Oct. 11, 192 I 7 w. HEDLIND 1,645,236

VENDING MACHINE Filed April 2, 1926 4 shets-sheet 2' 2 JR FAX 1 f.%\

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WITNESS:

ATTORNEY Oct. 111, 1927. w HEDUND 1,645,236

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Application fled April 2, 1826. Serial .Ilo. 89,868.

My present invention has reference to a display and dispensing apparatus.

An object is the provision of an apparatus especially designed for vending fruits but of course, susceptible for vending other articles, and my improvement contemplates the employment of yieldable'compartments so that articles may be arranged ;in superrelation therein without liability to injury, and wherein means is employed for singly delivering the articles from the outer compartment and thereafter for delivering or dispensing the several articles in the compartments to the rear of said outer compartment.

A still further object is the provision of a vending apparatus including yieldable com partments in which the articles to be vended are arranged one on the other, and wherein the outlet to the outer or front compartments are closed in a novel manner, the said closures being swung, upon the actuation of suitable mechanism to arrange the article.

contacted thereby in delivery position, means also contacting with the article and forcing the same to such delivery position and likewise holding the remaining articles in the compartments from dropping in the compartment to delivery position.

A still further object is the provision of a coin controlled vending apparatus in which articles are arranged in compartments that comprise yieldable rod members, the said articles being visible through transparent openings in the casing of the device, the several compartments being disposed one to the rear of the other, swingable gate means preventing the entrance of the articles from one into the other compartments until the last mentioned compartments have been emptied, means normally closing the outlet to the front compartment, means actuated by the insertion of a coin swinging the closingmeans to open position and likewise actuating mechanism to swing a retarding device beneath the article directly above that which has been brought to delivery position.

A still further object is the provision of a display and vending apparatus for fruits or the like that is characterized by simplicity in construction, cheapness in manufacture and thorough efficiency in practical use.

To the attainment of the foregoing and other objects which will present themselves as the nature of the invention is better understood, theiinprovement further resides in the combination, and operative associa tion of parts, a satlsfactory embodiment of which is illustrated by the drawings which accompan and form part of this application.

In the rawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a ven apparatus in accordance with this invention. Figure 2 is a sectional wiew approximately 0n the line 2+2 of Figure l.

higure 3 is a detail sectional View illustrating the lower part of the construction disclosed in r'igure 2, but showing the ar rangement of elements when an article is to be delivered.

Figure 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a side elevation of one of the compartment closmg devices and the elements associated therewith, parts being in sectlon.

Figure 6 is an approximately vertical longltudinal sectional view through the coin receivlng device.

Figure 7 is a sectional view approximately on the line 7 of Figure 6.

Figure 8 is an approximately sectional view on the line 8-8 of Figure 6.

F igure 9 is a detail perspective view to more full illustrate the arrangement of parts, as' isclosed by Figure 2 of the drawm s.

'iigure 10 is a similar view to better il1ustrate the arrangement of parts, as shown in F1 re 3 of the drawings.

approximately 11 carrying out my invention I make use of a substantially rectangular casing which is broadly indicated by-the numeral 1. The caslng has an open top, provided with a hinged cover 2 which is locked thereon any desired manner. The front and rear faces of the casing, at a suitable distance from the bottom thereof, are provided with openings which are closed by transparent plates In the casing there is any desired number of article receiving compartments. In the showing of the drawings six series of coinpartments are employed, and each serles comprises three compartments disposed one to the rear of the other. As all of the compartments are of a similar construction,

one series 4. The lower ends of the rods are headed,

as at 5, and the said rods are passed through suitable openin in the base 6 of the case. The upper on s of the rods are provided with eyes 7 and these eyes pass through rods 8 which are arranged transversely 1n the case and which have their ends secured to the front and rear walls of the said case. On each of the rods 8, there are fixed sto elements 9, and surrounding the-rods an exerting a pressure between the stop elements and the eyes 7 of the spring rods 4 there are light coiled s rings 10.

In the case 1 there is a oor or partition 11' that provides the: bottom of the several compartments. It may be well to separately refer to the severaL compartments, and therefore the front compartment is l11d1- cated by the numeral 12, the intermediate compartment by the numeral 13 and the rear compartment by the numeral 14. The base plate 11 extends the entire length and width of the case 1, and is arranged at a downward inclination from its connection to the back .of-the case to a point through which the front rods 4 of the intermediate compartment 13 ass. From thence the base 11 is extended ownwardly at a more determined angle, as indicated by the numeral 15. The angle portion isrounded and extended at a downward and outward angle, as at 16, to its connection with the front of the case 1. The rods constituting the compartment 12 pass through the portions 16 and the mentioned rounded portion of the base 11. I a

Pivoted, as at 17 and 18, respectively, between the compartments 12 and 13,.and 13 and 14, there are flat plates 19 and 20, respectively. These plates are in the nature of valves, the pivot 18 being disposed below the pivot 17, and each of the valve plates 19 and 20 is provided with an angle extension 21 and 22, respectively, that is arranged forward of but between the front bars 4 of the compartments 13 and 14. The angle elements 21 and 22 serve as stops for the fruit or similar articles 23 which are arranged one on the other in the compartments 13 and 14. The compartments are filled with fruit by opening the closure 2 and the fruit or other articles in the several series of compartments may be of the same or of different natures. The lower of the superimposed fruit in the compartment 12 is indicated for. distinction by the numeral 24, and this fruit rests upon the rounded connecting wall 25 between the angle portions 15 and 16 of the inclined partition or base 11. It is obvious that were not means provided for holding the fruit 24, the latter would gravitate over the inclined surface 16 and would be delivered through an opening 26 in the front of the case 1.

This movement of the fruit is prevented curved arms 43 respectivel teeaaee a in amanner which will now be described. Below the inclined end portion 16 of the base 11, there are mounted in suitable bearings at the ends of the case, spaced shafts 28 and 29, respectively. The fruit or article retr rding elements are all of a similar nature but, of course, only one is employed for closing each of the outlet openings 26. Each of these members comprises an arched plate 30 having an inner flange 31. The ange is centrally formed with a curved tongue 32 directed toward and secured on the shaft 29. The arched retarding members 30 are swingable through a suitable o ening 33 in the part 16 of the base 11. n the shaft 29, at one side of each of the series of compartments, there is fixedly secured a link 34. This link is provided with an elongated slot 35 and with a lateral'notch 36 that communicates with the slot adacent to the outer end of the link. In the slot 35 there is received a finger or an offset and rounded end 37 of a bell crank lever 38. Each bell crank lever is-pivotally supported on a suitable upright 39 that is secured to the bottom 6 of the case. The vertical arm of the bell crank lever 38 is slotted, and passing through this slot there is a pivot 40 on one end of a slidable actuating rod 41. It will be apparent that when the rod 41 is moved to one position the bell crank lever will turn the shaft .29 to bring the member 30 to obstructing position and to likewise close the outlet 26. Should an attempt be made to surreptitiously swing the obstructing member 30 downwardly or to open position, the shaft 29 will be partly swung to bring the pin or offset end 37 of the bell crank "lever into the notch 36. This arranges the pin 37 approimately in a plane with 'the pivot 42 for the bell crank lever, preventing the swinging of the said bell crank lever and consequently the opening of the obstructing member or closure 30. I

Fixed on the shaft 28, approximatelty in a line with the sides of the tongue 32 o the obstructing and closure member 30, there are These arms have their outer ends 0 set to provide curved fingers 44. The part 15 of the base 11 is slotted in a line with the arms43, and their fingers 44. On the shaft 29, opposite each of the series of compartments in the case 1 there are fixed plates 45. To each of these plates there is pivoted a link 46. To each link there is pivoted a second link 47 that is fixedly secured on the shaft 28. By

this arrangement it will be noted that when article 24 and it will be further noted that the ejecting means, com rising the said arms and fingers are actuated to engage with the article 48 before the holding member and closure has been brought to fully open posi-' tion.

The rods constituting the compartments 12 and 13 have their portions directly above the base sections 11 and 16 bulged or rounded outwardly, as at 49, so that the lowermost fruit will gravitate from one into the other compartments, and this is also true with respect to the front members or rods for the rear compartment. The fingers on the ejec It is an ob'ect dispense the fruit uponthe deposit 0 a coin of a determined denomination or value, and therefore the actuating rods 41.: are mounted for slidable movement in casings 50 at the front of the main case 1.

The a lztuating regs 41am? influelneced each by a un er 5]. t e sai er ing provided wi a slot or-open in g n a line with a coin receiving chute 52, and each plunger beinga ufifluenced outwardly by spr' means 53. en a coin 54 is received in t e. mentioned ope in the plunger 51 and the latter is move inwardly the said coinwill" contact with the inner preferably beveled end of tlaegcfiuatigg rotll1 41hto move the same ongitu a y t roug t e casing 50 to swing the bell crank lever 38. The bell crank lever is influenced' b a ring -55 which is attached thereto an It is believed when the de 'scription is carefully read inconnection with the accompanying drawings that my construction and the operation thereof will be readily apparent to those skilledin the art to which such inventions relate, but it is to be understood that I do not' wish to be restricted tothe recise details of construction herein set orth and hold 111 self entitled to make all such changes t erefrom as fairly fall within the scope of what I claim. 7

Having described the invention, I claim 1. A fruit dispensing cabinet, having ver-,

' tically arranged rods therein roviding compartments for superimposed ruits and said rods having their lower portions rounded outwardly to permit of the fruit from one compartment gravitating into the adjacent compartment, an inclined base on which the lower fruit rests, hinged valves between the compartments contacting the fruit therein to prevent the entrance of fruit from one to the other compartment, and means fcontrolling the outlet of fruit from the outer compartments. I

2. A fruit dispensing acabinet having an inclined base therein,. vertically disposed rods arranged in series of four and each series comprislixllig' a fruit com artment, spring means Q uencing the ro s toward each other for sustaining, the same in parallelism, said rods, in a line with the base,-

being bulged outwardly to provide fruit passages from one to another com artment, swingable" gate valves between t e inner compartments, movable throu'h said compartments and normally hel from such movement by contact wlth the fruit in the compartments, and means controlling the outlets of the outer com artments.

In testimony whereof aflix my signature.

WALTER HEDLIND. 

